I'm planning on being there

If the boarding process was any indication, this is going to be a nightmare of a trip. I swear the gate crew at my gate was all on their first day. We're 30 minutes late taking off because loading an airplane is hard.

I'm a fan of sabotage. Turns out anyone can be a saboteur, you just have to start undermining the system when you see the opportunity.

Great. I'm leaving on that carrier in a few hours. One negative about where I live now is that the only Alaska flights are back to Seattle. Everything here, heading east, is AA, United, and SWA. So I'm stuck with these bozos

New rock rails on the Gladiator. This should reduce complaining from my wife by at least 30%

Since a number of folks have asked, no I won't be in Vegas this year. I'm heading to Mexico to scatter my brother's ashes. Not sure heading straight back and going to Vegas is the right move here. I'll catch y'all at something else this year.

If we can get into the location OR if we need specialized units with specialized equipment who might be coming from further out. God help us if we need out of county, state, or federal resources

I'm former SAR. I gave a presentation once about what goes into firing up a mission and the timetable it happens on. A lot of folks were surprised to see that from the time we *know* something bad happened it could be 4-6 hours before search teams are on the ground actively looking for you.

We're back again this year, and looking forward to seeing all your friendly faces.

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Was just coming here to say this. I just couldn't remember if it was 30 or 60 days. I seem to remember Clinton did something back in the 90s that riled everyone up. Can't remember if it was strikes in the Balkans or what, but everyone said "You can't do that!" only to find that yes, he could.

Thanks. This is one of those onion problems. It's not just one thing but layers upon layers of things. Him and I were estranged for years and we were just starting to interact again. I'm also the one person in my dysfunctional family that talks to all parties... And it just goes on from there

Good news. I think I'm sorted out. The funeral director speaks fluent English and has offered to assist. One of my brother's friends from AA is a tour guide and he's going to help get us around and translate. Now I just have to do it.

Do I have any hacker friends in Cabo San Lucas? My little brother died this week and he lives there. My only point of contact there is his ex-girlfriend who speaks no English. I could use some bilingual help when I arrive. Thanks

@hushcon.com you happen to be aware of anyone with a free bed/couch/floor place to crash on for hushcon east? :D

I've cried too many tears for too many friends over the years. It never gets any easier, in fact it seems to hurt more each time.

Exactly. American Easter has things like Dr. Pepper flavored Peeps. Boring old UK Easter has chocolate eggs...

America! Love our sour watermelon flavored Peeps or leave it!

I remember the security call on that one. "Somewhere Kaminsky is out there without pants. We need to reunite Dan with his pants"

99% of my photos of him are the same pose despite the photos spanning years and thousands of miles

Cleaning up the computer. Found this gem.

I think the last time I had a clove cigarette Clinton was still in the White House

No idea what you are talking about. I have never seen this building in any context. This press conference is over.

Haven't been on social media much lately. This is a hell of a way to get caught up.

Yup. I pointed out that
1) I graduated HS 30+ years ago
2) The question was weird

Probably played a role in me getting rejected :)

Felt more like "Were you a high performing nerd or one of the jocks who beat me up?"

Just got rejected for a manager role over at Canonical. The application asked me a lot of weird questions about High School. Kinda feel like I dodged a bullet there.

Especially if they have LiPO batteries soldered in.

"Age verification" laws are actually "upload your ID or get your face scanned to access every website, ending anonymity and associating your identity with everything you do online" laws and if more people understood that they would not be down for this authoritarian nonsense

I explained to a friend just last night that the Hacker to Farmer pipeline is real

The number of 21-22 year olds who think that they're minors is concerning.

I've been nicotine free for 6 weeks. I would just about kill to be in this picture right now.